LOCAL'S CORNER: A brief history of the Imperial Valley's century-long drug crisis
With the recent string of overdose deaths across Imperial Valley one would assume that we are suddenly experiencing an unprecedented drug and addic...
With the recent string of overdose deaths across Imperial Valley one would assume that we are suddenly experiencing an unprecedented drug and addiction crisis. In reality, this crisis has existed among us for an uncomfortably long time. Our Imperial Valley has been experiencing a drug and addiction crisis for over a century. Whether 'Happy-dust,' 'Chloral,' or heroin, the Imperial Valley's addiction to drugs began 'claiming victims from all classes' in 1915. Two decades later, on January 21, 1935, Calexico physician, Dr.